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17” rims & tires on Dusters #3173917 09/09/23 12:26 AM 09/09/23 12:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN moparz OP enthusiast
moparz OP enthusiast Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN	Mines a ‘75 Without wheel well mods, how wide of rims F/R? What rubber sizes F/R? Pics? Thx in advance!

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: moparz] #3174051 09/09/23 03:54 PM 09/09/23 03:54 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,141 Central NC gch master
gch master Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,141 Central NC	https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/forums/tires-and-wheels-mopar-hubcaps-too.67/ Lots of info here.

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: moparz] #3174104 09/09/23 10:19 PM 09/09/23 10:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,023 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,023 Oregon	I had 17 inch rims on my Duster. Ran big drag radials out back and a typical passenger car 17 inch tire up front.

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: AndyF] #3174151 09/10/23 07:45 AM 09/10/23 07:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,920 new berlin wisconsin M Mr T2U master
Mr T2U master M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,920 new berlin wisconsin	not a A body but would probably work just fine. i put stock 17"X 8" 2008 mustang GT wheels on my road runner. late model mustang wheels have positive offset so they do tend to out a bit. Last edited by Mr T2U; 09/10/23 07:46 AM. perception is 90% of reality

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: Mr T2U] #3174193 09/10/23 11:48 AM 09/10/23 11:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,023 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,023 Oregon	I used to put Mustang rims on lots of Mopar cars. I sold a 13 inch disc brake kit that put the hub in the correct location for the Mustang rims. You can still buy the kits from Doctor Diff if you want to run Mustang rims on a Mopar. It is a fairly inexpensive way to put big brakes and good tires on a Mopar.

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: gch] #3174320 09/11/23 02:19 AM 09/11/23 02:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN moparz OP enthusiast
moparz OP enthusiast Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN	Thx. Will take a look

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: AndyF] #3174321 09/11/23 02:22 AM 09/11/23 02:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN moparz OP enthusiast
moparz OP enthusiast Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN	Nice!!! How wide were the back rims? Tire size on back? No mods to wheel well? Thx in advance

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: Mr T2U] #3174322 09/11/23 02:23 AM 09/11/23 02:23 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN moparz OP enthusiast
moparz OP enthusiast Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN	Thx!

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: AndyF] #3174323 09/11/23 02:24 AM 09/11/23 02:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN moparz OP enthusiast
moparz OP enthusiast Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 247 Edmonton AB, CAN	Good food for thought Thx

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: AndyF] #3174762 09/12/23 05:37 PM 09/12/23 05:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,123 Grand Haven, MI patrick I Live Here
patrick I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,123 Grand Haven, MI	I've been thinking of going this route (bullit rims, really liked them on my old 5th ave....wish I had kept them when I sold the car) when I upgrade my duster brakes....this also would allow me to put an explorer or ranger 8.8" in the duster and keep the rear wheels in the correct place.....hmm.... 1976 Spinnaker White Plymouth Duster, /6 A833OD 1986 Silver/Twilight Blue Chrysler 5th Ave HotRod SOLD!* 2011 Toxic Orange Dodge Charger R/T 2017 Grand Cherokee Overland 2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude (holy crap, my daughter is driving)

Re: 17” rims & tires on Dusters [Re: patrick] #3174774 09/12/23 06:46 PM 09/12/23 06:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,023 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,023 Oregon	Yeah the Bullitt rims were great. Super strong, not bad on weight and very reasonable cost. Too bad Ford stopped making them.

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